Lerwick T-Shirts

This is about as far North as I've been in Britain. This view comes from a day looking around Lerwick - the capital of the Shetland Islands. From an elevated position I could see across part of the town and harbour to the nearby Isle of Bressay. Painted in oil on a 16x12 inch board.

A scenic view of buildings in Lerwick, Scotland

Shot at Lerwick Harbour, Shetland Islands. HDR processed image

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Crew members hard at work, making sure everything is shipshape in preparation for public visits to the tall ships, Lerwick, July 2011.

The Polish Tall Ship, Pogoria, leaving harbour at the start of the Tall Ships Race from Lerwick to Stavanger. She is a 3 masted barquentine and was built in 1980.

The end of the Parade of Sail route in the 2011 Tall Ships Race event in Lerwick, as the ships are milling around awaiting the start of the next leg of the race to Atavanger.

Two Tall Ships depart Lerwick Harbour, ready for the start of the leg of the Tall Ships Race from Lerwick to Stavanger.

Class A Tall Ship, Gloria, from Columbia, leaving Lerwick during the Tall Ships Race Parade of Sail, July 2011. The crew lined along the rigging really caught my eye.